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The guides below say what each TeamKit tool is for, when to reach for it, when not to, and how to run the meeting.

The tools

1. 5 Why — Getting to the root cause of a problem
2. 5W+H — Pinning down the circumstances of a problem or a plan
3. Ishikawa diagram — Working through the factors that add up to a problem
4. Edward de Bono's thinking hats — A structured way of running a meeting
5. PLUS — making a decision ethically — Putting a decision through four ethical filters
6. Risk assessment — Classifying risks, and planning against the serious ones
7. Redefining a problem — metaphors and associations — Finding a truer definition of a problem by rewording it
8. Laura Nash's 12 questions — Working out where you stand on a difficult issue
9. SWOT analysis — Finding the strategic factors, inside and out
10. TOWS analysis — Strategies that grow the venture and steer around its problems

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